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Kristin Archer is all things for I Heart Hamilton, a popular local blog and radio show created in 2011 with the concept “Be a tourist in your own city.” She also promotes live music shows under the “I Heart Hamilton presents” banner at iconic venues such as This Ain’t Hollywood and The Casbah. We chat about how the blog started, some of the many other things she’s working on now including her upcoming annual fundraiser show The Playlist, and some of her favourite parts of the city.

Greg Lenko is founder of the Escarpment Project, an annual escarpment clean-up day that quickly grew to become the largest volunteer environmental clean up in Hamilton and one of the largest of its kind in Canada. We chat about how the event started and some of the challenges involved, the impact the cleanup is having, and some of Greg’s favourite parts of the city.

Linda Rourke started Hamilton Life six years ago at Cable 14, the local community cable station for Hamilton. We chat about how the show started and some of the great stories she’s been able to share, the story of her return to the city after her broadcasting career with CTV and the Weather Network took her to Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver, and some of her favourite parts about living and working in Hamilton.

Kevin Browne is the catalyst and founder behind Software Hamilton, the portal for software and technology events in the city. Kevin talks about how the community started and grew, some of the great events and conferences available, and some of the many reasons why he loves Hamilton.

Meg Smith is the Senior Designer at factor[e], a local design and technology company, and also the Hamilton chapter lead for Ladies Learning Code, a nationwide not-for-profit organization that helps both women and men learn to code. We chat about both of her roles, and some of her favourite things about the city she’s lived in nearly every corner of.

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Donna Reid is owner of The Hamilton Store, a beautiful shop on James Street North showcasing quality local products. Donna shares how she came to Hamilton, how she realized her dream of opening the shop, and some of her favourite aspects of the city. The interview was recorded live inside the store.

Curtis Ingleton and Halden Sproule of Genius I.E. talk about how their company and a handful of others are defining the growing 3D printing space, and how advanced manufacturing companies and techniques are a great fit to Hamilton. We also chat about what brought them to Hamilton and why they love the city, and the Hamilton Tool Library that Halden started.

Susan Morris is the Manager of Fund Development at City Kidz, an organization making a difference in the lives of over 2,300 children in the city. Susan talks about how City Kidz started, how they make a difference for kids of all ages, and why she’s loves being a part of Hamilton.

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Patti Encinas is Chair of the Sherman Hub, a group of dedicated residents and business owners making change in the community, and making the whole community a great place to live, work and raise a family. Patti shares some of the history of how the hub started, what they’ve accomplished, what they’re working on currently, and some great parts of the area.

David Carter is the Executive Director of the Innovation Factory, located in the McMaster Innovation Park. Innovation Factory runs numerous events and helps entrepreneurs bring their ideas to commercialization. David shares the history of the Innovation Factory and why Hamilton is a great place to build and grow a new venture.